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Vatican closes Sistine Chapel

The Vatican closes the Sistine Chapel to the public and prepares for a papal conclave

Exit tourists. Enter cardinals. The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Pope Francis on April 21 at age 88. Francis was buried Saturday after a funeral in St.

RTÉ Ireland · 9m

Vatican closes Sistine Chapel ahead of conclave

The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel to begin preparations for the conclave, during which Catholic cardinals from around the world cast ballots to elect a new pope.

WCVB Channel 5 Boston · 58m

Vatican closes Sistine Chapel as cardinals prepare to elect new pope

The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of its preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Pope Francis.

Cardinals meet at Vatican to pick new pope

Associated Press News on MSN · 37m

Journalists swarm cardinals at the Vatican gates as they meet to plan a conclave

Cardinals arriving for the first day of meetings after Pope Francis’ funeral were swarmed at the city-state’s gates by journalists eager for hints of whether any consensus is building around the election of a successor.

Reuters on MSN · 1h

Catholic cardinals meet to discuss date of conclave for new pope

The world's Catholic cardinals met on Monday for the first time after the funeral of Pope Francis to discuss a possible date to enter a secret conclave and elect the next leader of the global Church.

ABC News on MSN · 19h

Cardinals meet at the Vatican to pick new pope

Foreign Correspondent Maggie Rulli and Colleen Dulle, an associate editor at America magazine, joins ABC News Live to discuss the ancient ritual of selecting a pope.

Pope Francis, Papal conclave

USA TODAY on MSN · 15h

What to expect from the conclave that will choose Pope Francis' successor

The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

How the papal conclave will choose a new pope after the death of Pope Francis

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next pontiff at the conclave.

TODAY · 17h

Who will be the next pope? How the papal conclave works

Pope Francis died at age 88 on April 21, setting off a series of centuries-old rituals to select a new leader of the Catholic Church.

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New pope will face a Vatican budget crisis, and a myriad other problems

Heavy is the white mitre worn by the pope. Whoever emerges from the coming conclave as the new leader of the ...

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Papal conclave politics begin with the question: Continue Francis’ radical legacy or change course?

As a result of Francis’ expansion of the diversity of cardinals who will elect his successor, all that is certain about the ...

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Conclave: A visual guide to the secretive process of choosing a new pope

The process of picking a new pope is filled with ancient rituals like a secret ballot and locked doors. See a visual guide to conclave.

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What exactly is the conclave? Here's what to know about how the next pope is elected

Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and ...

New pope's challenges: Budget crisis, role of women and decline in Europe

Heavy is the white mitre worn by the pope. Whoever emerges from the coming conclave as the new leader of the ...

One Key to a Successful Campaign for Pope? Act Like You’re Not Campaigning.

Crucial meetings will be held this week in which contenders begin jockeying in earnest for the job of leading the Roman ...

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What is the conclave? Everything to know about this centuries-old tradition

It's a centuries-old tradition that takes place in the Sistine Chapel — the famous hall decorated with the art of ...

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Conclave: What the movie got right and wrong

Speculation surrounding a conclave to elect a pope is a time-honored tradition. But for the impending conclave following the ...

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